The Sikorsky helicopter was the first of three MH-60s being delivered to Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Hague.
NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a 69-year-old motor vessel captain 218 nautical miles offshore Alabama. Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call at 12:17 p.m. via VHF-FM channel 16 from the crew aboard the motor vessel Overseas Anacortes stating their captain was experiencing heart attack-like symptoms.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon who recommended the captain receive higher-level medical care within 8 to 10 hours.
A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew was launched to conduct the medical evacuation.
The captain was transferred to University Medical Center New Orleans in stable condition.
U.S. Coast Guard video.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans.
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area.
U.S. Coast Guard Heartland.
Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Department of Homeland Security.
The MH-60 Jayhawk MRR helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, deployed a rescue swimmer, hoisted the captain and headed to land to transport and transfer the patient to emergency medical services (EMS) personnel awaiting at University Medical Center New Orleans.
The captain was last reported to be in stable condition.
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